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Thursday, September 13, 2012

So, that happened

September weather: variable

September goals: canceled

September spending: unpredictable

September birthdays now in the Moneybags family: 1

To our great surprise, Baby Moneybags was born this week via emergency c-section at just over 25 weeks gestation. She is healthy for her age and being taken care of in a NICU, and I am recovering fairly well from everything.

Things may be a little quiet around here for a while. At the same time, there are a million financial aspects to the situation we are now in and I will be trying to cover as many of them as I can - there are so many possibilities in a pregnancy, and so many things that seem so unlikely to happen, and yet they're going to happen to someone. If anyone has links to blogs by moms of NICU babies, I would be incredibly grateful if you send them my way.

The last month of my life has been the craziest, scariest, happiest, and most unbelievable thing that has ever happened to me. I hope that trend is not going to continue, but we do know that the next several months will be a roller coaster ride as Baby M learns to live outside the womb and we learn how to be parents a little quicker than expected.

Wcome baby M! Two of my daughter's were micropreemies. They've each been impacted differently and one has significant challenges, but both are absolutely perfect! They are five and seven now, but this brief post took me right back to those moments in the NICU. It's a rollercoaster, but you will discover your stronger than you ever imagined. I'll be sending lots of positive thoughts for your little one.

Holy moly!! Those are two of the craziest turns of events I can fathom! Congratulations and welcome to your little one!

This gal had twins in the NICU for a while: http://stateiamin.com. The twins just turned two, so you'll have to go back a bit in the archives, but I remember her blogging extensively about their NICU experience.

Wow! Congratulations! I hope that you and the baby and Peanut are all doing well. I imagine that it is going to be crazy for a while, here. The good thing is that there are really great NICUs in Minneapolis, so hopefully your little one thrives at one of those!! :)

I read http://flotsamblog.com/ -- Alexa had a preemie quite a few years ago and you can read her blog archives for that experience. She is local, too, so that is kind of nice.

Congratulations!! The whole thing is crazy - world's fastest pregnancy! Praying for you three that everything goes easily and smoothly, that you can enjoy this time! I'm thrilled for you, despite the complications!!

Oh my goodness! I'm just catching up (my Google Reader went on strike too) and found this! I hope you and Baby Moneybags are doing well. On the preemie blog front, it's from a few years ago, but http://www.alittlepregnant.com went through an emergency birth and nicu stay with her first. The link to when it started is here: http://www.alittlepregnant.com/alittlepregnant/2004/12/first_lines.html

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